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''Recorded mintage:'' 572,532, a better date but not rare.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 572,532, a better date but not rare.
  
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''Specification:'' 25 g, .900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879.
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''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Gad-643, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-88]]; KM 720.5, F.310/19.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Gad-643, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-88]]; KM 720.5, F.310/19.  

Revision as of 19:22, 23 September 2023

Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1595

This specimen was lot 1595 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €100 (about US$136 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Charles X (1824-1830), AR 5 francs, 1826H, La Rochelle. Nettoyé. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Charles X, 1824-30, silver five francs of 1826, La Rochelle mint. Cleaned, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck during the reign of Charles X (1824-30) from numerous mints. The silver five francs of this regime are divided into two types, most easily distinguished by the position of MICHAUD's name near the base of the king's bust. The specimen shown is the first type and is a somewhat scarce date from the La Rochelle mint. Many the 27 dates of this type are known from a handful (<10) of examples. The type is not difficult to find but is expensive in high grade.

Recorded mintage: 572,532, a better date but not rare.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879.

Catalog reference: Gad-643, Dav-88; KM 720.5, F.310/19.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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